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Patented .luly Il, |899.` l. PACHNER.

CAP.

(Application led Apr. 20, 1899.)

(No-Model.)

INVENTOR [Isaac .3u/7mm WITNESSES ATTORN EYS lllnirrnn drnfrns ISAAC PACI-INEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

, CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 628,842, dated. July 11, 1899.

Application tiled April 20,1899- Serial Noy 713,783. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ISAAC PAOHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Caps or Hats, of which the following is a specification.

By means of this invention a band or protector can be applied to a cap or hat, so that the vizor or rim will not interfere with the proper adjustment of such band, as set forth in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l shows the cap with the storm-band folded or raised. Fig. 2 shows the storni-band extended or lowered to protecting position.

In the storm caps or hats as heretofore made the vizor is secured to the lining or cap portion, so that when the storrn-section is lowered the vizor hinders the proper letting down of such storm-band, preventing full protection to the wearer and causing an unsightly appearance ofthe cap. To remedy these drawbacks, the vizor l is not secured to the lining or sweat-band 2, but to the storrn-band This storm-band consists of several laps or sections, being creased at 3, so that the lower section 3 can be folded onto section 4 and the band can fold up against the crown 5, as shown in Fig. l, for ordinary wear. The storni-band being thus folded up, the vizor is moved along to its proper position. For stormy weather, the sections 3 4 being pulled down, the vizor of course moves with such section. Such motion of the storm-band is thus made easy, no strain or stretching being caused, and the storxn band is enabled to properly protect the ears and portion of face.

The raising and lowering of the storni-band and vizor do not affect the size of the cap, the

same sitting properly about the head at sweat= band portion 2. 4

This invention can be applied to any shape or style of hat or cap.

The movable or doubled band, withits vizor, bein glocated outside the cap, such extensible band will not affect the size of the cap nor its fit about the head. One edge of the band being secured to the cap and the vizor being secured to the other edge or at the outer or lower part of the band, such band and vizor can be readily extended or lowered and raised or doubled. A tape or stop 6, such as a cord or iiexible strip, being sewed or secured at one edge or end to the lower part of the cap and at the other to the band, such band cannot be pulled down beyond its( proper limit.

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- V l. A storm cap or hat having a band extending around the saine and susceptible of being drawn downto extend it below the lower edge of the cap `or hat body, and a vizor secured to, carried by and moving with said ex tensible band, substantially as described.

2. A cap or hat having on its exteriora fold- A ing and unfolding extensible band carrying an attached vizor which is movable therewith, substantially as described.

3. A cap having a doubled or extensible band secured at one edge to the cap and having a vizor secured to its other edge subst-am tially as described. 1

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC PACHNER. IVitnesses:

E. F. KASTENHUBER, CEAS. E. PonNsGnN. 

